South Africa - Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Software

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Software increased 12.6points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 52 comparing other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Software at 4.01 Percent. South Africa is overtaken by Indonesia, which was ranked number 51 at 4.45 Percent and is followed by Croatia with 3.27 Percent. Luxembourg lead the ranking with 21.88 Percent in 2019, +7.1points versus 2018. Singapore, Australia and Switzerland respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Iceland witnessed the best average annual growth at +63points per year, while Bulgaria was the worst growing country at -32.3points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 4.01
2018 4.23
2017 3.43
2016 4.09
2015 2.82
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Software?

# 60 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Luxembourg
21.88 % 2019 +7.1 % +10.1 % View data
2 #2
Singapore
19.84 % 2019 +3.4 % +2.7 % View data
51 #51
Indonesia
4.45 % 2019 +2.5 % +59.9 % View data
52 #52
South Africa
4.01 % 2019 -5.3 % +12.6 % View data
53 #53
Croatia
3.27 % 2019 +66.0 % +6.7 % View data
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